Project Management Contracts with Work from Home Options

Project Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 24 24
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +9
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,083 1,768 3,322
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.40% 7.29% 7.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.45% 8.13% 8.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 686 1,205 2,442
10th Percentile £313 £350 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £517 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +3.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £594
90th Percentile £700 £720 £675
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 73 64
10th Percentile £23.50 £23.83 £21.08
25th Percentile £35.00 £35.00 £35.85
Median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% +10.11% +21.09%
75th Percentile £40.94 £68.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £60.88 £85.00 £78.98
UK median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £32.45
% change year-on-year -22.20% +51.00% +20.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,824 21,734 40,250
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,646 15,426 29,289
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 517
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Project Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Project Management trend for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Management.

Project Management daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Management over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Project Management daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Management.

Project Management hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Management over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Project Management hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 57 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.77%) Confluence
3 12 (1.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.65%) CMS
6 5 (0.46%) SAS
7 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.28%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
8 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.092%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.092%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.092%) CICS
9 1 (0.092%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.092%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 60 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 50 (4.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (4.43%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (1.85%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.92%) Photoshop
7 8 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (0.74%) Trello
8 5 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.46%) InDesign
9 3 (0.28%) Acrobat
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.18%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.18%) Lectora
10 2 (0.18%) Revit
11 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.092%) Houdini
Business Applications
1 36 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.02%) Loan IQ
3 9 (0.83%) SAP HCM
3 9 (0.83%) SAP Hybris
4 8 (0.74%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.55%) Primavera
6 5 (0.46%) Workfront
7 4 (0.37%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.37%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.37%) SAP PS
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.28%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.18%) Endur
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.18%) SAP WM
9 2 (0.18%) Teamcenter
9 2 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (8.77%) Azure
2 48 (4.43%) SaaS
3 47 (4.34%) AWS
4 41 (3.79%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (2.95%) GitHub
5 32 (2.95%) Power Platform
6 25 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (1.66%) PaaS
8 17 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
9 14 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.29%) GCP
10 13 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (1.20%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.20%) Smartsheet
11 11 (1.02%) IaaS
12 9 (0.83%) Miro
12 9 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 9 (0.83%) Slack
13 7 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (0.65%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.48%) Structured Cabling
2 15 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (1.02%) Firewall
4 10 (0.92%) VPN
4 10 (0.92%) WAN
5 9 (0.83%) DNS
6 7 (0.65%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.55%) Intranet
7 6 (0.55%) LAN
8 5 (0.46%) 5G
8 5 (0.46%) DHCP
8 5 (0.46%) Internet
8 5 (0.46%) Network Security
9 4 (0.37%) FIX Connectivity
9 4 (0.37%) HTTP
9 4 (0.37%) VLAN
9 4 (0.37%) VoIP
10 2 (0.18%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.18%) PBX
10 2 (0.18%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (2.68%) Power BI
2 14 (1.29%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (0.92%) Metadata
5 8 (0.74%) GIS
6 6 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
6 6 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.46%) MySQL
7 5 (0.46%) Tableau
8 3 (0.28%) Big Data
8 3 (0.28%) DB2
8 3 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.18%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.18%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.18%) EDMS
9 2 (0.18%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 86 (7.94%) JIRA
2 12 (1.11%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.02%) SonarQube
4 9 (0.83%) GitLab
4 9 (0.83%) Postman
5 8 (0.74%) Cypress.io
6 6 (0.55%) Git
6 6 (0.55%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.37%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.28%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.28%) Travis CI
9 2 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.18%) Selenium
9 2 (0.18%) Visual Studio Team System
10 1 (0.092%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.092%) JUnit
10 1 (0.092%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.092%) RStudio
10 1 (0.092%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 457 (42.20%) Social Skills
2 324 (29.92%) Finance
3 165 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (10.53%) Public Sector
5 105 (9.70%) Organisational Skills
6 98 (9.05%) Influencing Skills
7 54 (4.99%) Banking
8 48 (4.43%) Legal
9 47 (4.34%) Marketing
10 43 (3.97%) Telecoms
11 42 (3.88%) Manufacturing
12 38 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
13 34 (3.14%) Retail
14 28 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
15 26 (2.40%) Local Government
16 20 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 19 (1.75%) Aerospace
18 18 (1.66%) Electronics
19 16 (1.48%) Front Office
20 9 (0.83%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 412 (38.04%) Project Manager
2 101 (9.33%) Senior
3 96 (8.86%) Analyst
4 73 (6.74%) Lead
5 65 (6.00%) Business Analyst
6 61 (5.63%) Consultant
7 59 (5.45%) Senior Manager
8 48 (4.43%) IT Manager
9 44 (4.06%) Senior Project Manager
10 40 (3.69%) Delivery Manager
11 34 (3.14%) Technical Manager
12 31 (2.86%) IT Project Manager
13 29 (2.68%) Security Manager
14 28 (2.59%) Architect
15 24 (2.22%) SAP Manager
16 23 (2.12%) Change Manager
16 23 (2.12%) Developer
16 23 (2.12%) Security Project Manager
17 22 (2.03%) Programme Manager
17 22 (2.03%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.11%) .NET
2 11 (1.02%) ARM Templates
2 11 (1.02%) XML
2 11 (1.02%) YAML
3 10 (0.92%) Azure Blueprints
4 5 (0.46%) React
5 4 (0.37%) EDI
5 4 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (0.37%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.37%) Laravel
5 4 (0.37%) PySpark
5 4 (0.37%) Vue
6 3 (0.28%) ADO
6 3 (0.28%) CSS
6 3 (0.28%) HTML
6 3 (0.28%) JSON
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.18%) Murex MxML
7 2 (0.18%) REST
7 2 (0.18%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 57 (5.26%) Management Information System
2 28 (2.59%) Onboarding
3 27 (2.49%) Product Ownership
4 20 (1.85%) Data Centre
5 19 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (1.29%) Life Science
8 13 (1.20%) PMI
8 13 (1.20%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.11%) NHS
10 10 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (0.83%) FMCG
11 9 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.74%) Public Cloud
13 7 (0.65%) Derivative
13 7 (0.65%) EMV
13 7 (0.65%) Fixed Income
13 7 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (0.65%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.03%) Linux
2 17 (1.57%) Windows
3 11 (1.02%) zOS
4 5 (0.46%) Unix
5 4 (0.37%) Android
5 4 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.28%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.18%) VMS
8 1 (0.092%) Solaris
8 1 (0.092%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (31.39%) Agile
2 216 (19.94%) Project Delivery
3 202 (18.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 199 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
5 169 (15.60%) PRINCE2
6 132 (12.19%) Risk Management
7 128 (11.82%) Change Management
8 102 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 86 (7.94%) Scrum
10 81 (7.48%) Decision-Making
11 80 (7.39%) Waterfall
12 74 (6.83%) DevOps
13 72 (6.65%) Migration
14 65 (6.00%) Project Planning
15 60 (5.54%) Business Strategy
15 60 (5.54%) Programme Management
16 59 (5.45%) Business Analysis
17 57 (5.26%) Budget Management
17 57 (5.26%) Business Case
18 51 (4.71%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 49 (4.52%) SQL
2 35 (3.23%) Python
3 10 (0.92%) Java
3 10 (0.92%) JavaScript
3 10 (0.92%) JCL
4 9 (0.83%) PowerShell
5 8 (0.74%) REXX
6 5 (0.46%) C#
6 5 (0.46%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.37%) Bash
7 4 (0.37%) C
7 4 (0.37%) PHP
7 4 (0.37%) R
7 4 (0.37%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.18%) ABAP
8 2 (0.18%) Perl
9 1 (0.092%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.092%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.092%) VBA
Qualifications
1 180 (16.62%) Degree
2 158 (14.59%) Security Cleared
3 126 (11.63%) SC Cleared
4 78 (7.20%) PMP
5 74 (6.83%) PMI Certification
6 31 (2.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 30 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (2.77%) DV Cleared
8 21 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.39%) CISSP
10 14 (1.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 13 (1.20%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.92%) APMP
12 10 (0.92%) CISM
13 9 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (0.74%) ISTQB
15 6 (0.55%) CCNA
15 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.55%) SAP Certification
16 5 (0.46%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (9.23%) PMO
2 61 (5.63%) QA
3 23 (2.12%) Data Quality
4 16 (1.48%) GDPR
5 10 (0.92%) NCSC
6 9 (0.83%) Disclosure Scotland
7 7 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 7 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.55%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.37%) COBIT
9 4 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.37%) NIST
9 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.28%) Basel III
10 3 (0.28%) IFRS
10 3 (0.28%) P3O
10 3 (0.28%) SLA
11 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (1.57%) Docker
2 10 (0.92%) NFS
2 10 (0.92%) Time Sharing Option
3 8 (0.74%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.092%) ACF2
6 1 (0.092%) HDFS
6 1 (0.092%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.092%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.092%) RACF
6 1 (0.092%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.092%) vSphere
6 1 (0.092%) XenApp
6 1 (0.092%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 25 (2.31%) Ansible
2 17 (1.57%) Terraform
3 15 (1.39%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.83%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 6 (0.55%) Grafana
6 4 (0.37%) Progress Chef
6 4 (0.37%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.37%) Puppet
7 3 (0.28%) Docker Swarm
7 3 (0.28%) Kibana
7 3 (0.28%) logstash
8 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.18%) SCCM
9 1 (0.092%) AppManager
9 1 (0.092%) Graylog
9 1 (0.092%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.092%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.092%) Nessus
9 1 (0.092%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 143 (13.20%) Microsoft
2 95 (8.77%) SAP
3 30 (2.77%) Oracle
4 27 (2.49%) Adobe
5 15 (1.39%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.20%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.11%) CA
7 12 (1.11%) Google
8 11 (1.02%) Dell
8 11 (1.02%) IBM
8 11 (1.02%) Splunk
9 10 (0.92%) Broadcom
9 10 (0.92%) Brocade
10 8 (0.74%) Ariba
10 8 (0.74%) IFS
11 7 (0.65%) Atlassian
11 7 (0.65%) Dynatrace
12 6 (0.55%) Cisco
12 6 (0.55%) Workday
13 5 (0.46%) VMware